MOSCOW – Russia’s state conglomerate Rostec will supply China with 10 Su-35fighter jets this year, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citingRostec.

The corporation said China would buy 24 fighter jets in total in a dealworth around $2.5 billion, according to Interfax.

It had already supplied China with 14 Su-35 fighter jets in 2016 and 2017,the agency said.